Comprehensible input · English

Comprehensible input in English

5,210 videos from 45 channels, each scored from its own subtitle track — vocabulary load and speaking pace. Filter to your level, then watch it on YouTube.

5,210
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45
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3,265 h
of material
987
made for learners

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The number on each thumbnail is its difficulty score out of 100: mostly speaking pace, partly vocabulary load. How it is measured →

66/10037:15Why it's not possible to synchronize turn signals (but also absolutely is)B2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastTechnology Connections66/10017:05AUTOAdam Richman vs. Andrew Zimmern | Hot Ones VersusB2-C2 · ~5,000 words · fastFirst We Feast66/10017:36How do vinyl records hold stereo sound?C1-C2 · ~13,000 words · fastTechnology Connections66/1006:15Foods that go crunch ⏲️ 6 Minute EnglishB2-C2 · ~6,000 words · fastBBC Learning English66/10020:43Why West Virginia is so PoorB2-C2 · ~9,000 words · fastWendover Productions66/10027:28This cassette player is built into an 8-track cartridgeC1-C2 · ~10,000 words · fastTechnology Connections66/1002:19:00Matthew McConaughey: Freedom, Truth, Family, Hardship, and Love | Lex Fridman Podcast #384B1-B2 · ~4,000 words · fastLex Fridman66/10014:51AUTOTrump Thinks We're as Dumb as He Is, Gaslights Us on Oil Prices & Hegseth’s a Sensitive SnowflakeB2-C2 · ~6,000 words · fastJimmy Kimmel Live66/10029:52AUTOThe Deadly Race to Supersonic FlightB2-C2 · ~9,000 words · fastColdFusion66/10033:44Why It Was Almost Impossible to Make the Blue LEDC1-C2 · ~14,000 words · fastVeritasium66/10027:19Our Most Challenging Jobs and More┃Learn American English Pronunciation On the GoB1-C2 · ~4,000 words · fastRachel's English66/1003:22:27AUTOIKEA (Audio)B2-C1 · ~7,000 words · fastAcquired66/10054:31AUTOWhat if there were no billionaires? | The Gray AreaB2-C2 · ~6,000 words · fastVox66/1003:02:52Omar Suleiman: Islam | Lex Fridman Podcast #352B2-C1 · ~6,000 words · fastLex Fridman66/10014:39Something Strange Is Happening to RaccoonsC1-C2 · ~13,000 words · fastSciShow66/10040:17AUTOThe “Godzilla El Niño” is coming | The Gray AreaB2-C1 · ~7,000 words · fastVox66/10015:1325 Life-Changing Phrases: Say THIS When You DON’T Understand!B1-C1 · ~3,000 words · fastRachel's English66/10026:48Senegal Food Tour: 24 Hours of Unforgettable Cuisine | Epic Food Journeys with Mark Wiens | Nat GeoB2-C2 · ~7,000 words · fastNational Geographic66/10023:39Let's Learn English! Topic: Fitness Snacks and Drinks! 🧃⚡🍫 (Lesson Only)B2-C1 · ~6,000 words · fastLearn English with Bob the Canadian66/10038:22AUTOEffects of Fasting & Time Restricted Eating on Fat Loss & Health | Huberman Lab EssentialsB2-C2 · ~10,000 words · fastAndrew Huberman66/1001:02:18Old HVAC industry practices are holding us back and costing us money. But we can fix it.B2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastTechnology Connections66/10014:51AUTOWill Forte on Taking His Daughters to Mardi Gras & He Performs a Surprise Song with D’Arcy Carden!B1-C1 · ~4,000 words · fastJimmy Kimmel Live66/10014:01I use these words every day: English Vocabulary LessonA2-B1 · ~3,000 words · fastSpeak English With Vanessa66/1009:49Filming British romance is all about locationB2-C1 · ~8,000 words · fastVox

Which English channel to start with

Ranked by median difficulty, easiest first. The bar is a range, not a label — a channel typically spans a wide stretch of the scale, so one level would be false for its own hardest videos.

#ChannelLevel range (0–100)MedianTypical bandPaceVideosHours
1Easy English64831B1-B2medium13837 h
2English with Lucy88141B1-B2medium15049 h
3Learn English with Papa Teach Me107142B1-B2medium10620 h
4Rachel's English58849B1-B2medium14068 h
5BBC Learning English07554B2-C2medium19130 h
6Speak English With Vanessa288556B1-B2fast17485 h
7Learn English with Bob the Canadian438666B1-B2fast8834 h

6 of these 7 channels carry the same vocabulary band (B1-B2), and their scores still run from 0 to 88. That gap is pace: what separates the easiest of these channels from the hardest is how fast people talk, not which words they use. How that is measured →

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